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Senior Database Administrator II
$115K–$166K
Washington, DC +3 · Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · Posted Feb 18, 2026
- Location
- Washington, DC
Remote
Hybrid
Arlington, VA - Experience
- Minimum 5 years relevant experience related directly to SQL Server Database Administration.
About the job
Administers and supports Microsoft SQL Server databases and related systems, including migrations, performance tuning, backups, and virtualization.
What you'll do
- Administer SQL Server, including replication, backups and restores, capacity planning, and SQL Server services.
- Migrate databases from SQL Server 2012 to SQL Server 2016, and monitor and tune SQL performance.
- Provide systems administration and database support, including installations, configurations, backups, and virtual machine management.
What they ask for
- At least 5 years of experience directly related to SQL Server Database Administration.
- Experience with VMware and Microsoft Hyper-V.
- Knowledge of source/change control, bug tracking, SDLC, and relational database integration.
- Ability to handle confidential or sensitive materials and document, explain, and present work-related decisions and processes.
Nice to have
- Experience implementing and maintaining data warehouses.
- Experience with AWS RDS for PostgreSQL or cloud environments such as Azure and/or AWS.
Pay
USD 114,816–165,845.33 per year base salary
Tools
Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Server 2012, SQL Server 2016, Visual Studio Framework, VB.NET, ASP, NET, VMware
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